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EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
Innovative phygital business models, where bricks and mortar and digital seamlessly integrate, are popping up across the globe. But the best phygital experiences still remain aligned with old-school sales strategies... read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Immaculately-dressed, globe-trotting and adorably doll-like, Noonoouri has made an enviable splash in the world of high fashion - but she only exists on the web... read
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A new store prototype developed by Builders Warehouse made its debut at the newly-opened Boksburg outlet this week, offering 3D printing, flatpack furniture, a smart home hub, and other new features.read
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As more and more trading takes place through an online channel with a consequent reduction in comparative trading densities, we can expect a shift in how malls inform their key metrics such as tenant mix and rent-to-turnover ratios...read
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Over the past few months, a Walmart Neighborhood Market in New York has quietly transformed into the company's first Intelligent Retail Lab...read
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Design & Manufacturing
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BARBARA MAREGELE
Fadwah Rinquest has been working as a seamstress at one of Cape Town's oldest clothing factories - House of Monatic - for ten years... Read
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By simply trying to create a doll that his daughter could identify with, Meshack Mulaudzi embarked on a doll-making journey that spreads positivity to African children... Read
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FMCG
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The International Gin Guide Awards has released its results for 2019 and South Africa's Autograph Gin was voted Best Gin in Africa... Read
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Coca-Cola's new Signature Mixers range, which will launch in the UK from June, marks the first time the brand has expanded into the alcohol space and taps into the growing premium mixer market... Read
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South Africa's Newlands Spring Brewing Company and Elysian Brewing Company in the United States have collaborated on the launch of a limited edition special brew called 10,000 Miles Fresh Hop Ale... Read
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Food & bev. services
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LEIGH ANDREWS
This Worker's Day, we go behind the selfie with Inoba Siwundla, brand manager at Burger King South Africa... Read
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Health & Beauty
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THANDO HOPA
For decades, mass media communicated a highly constructed image of beauty to its audiences. The result became quite remarkable - in that our popular culture demanded a standardisation of the human body and human beauty... Read
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TZVIA HERMANN
I've recently returned from Cosmoprof that took place in Bologna, Italy, with ideas on tap - treatments, products and devices that I'm bursting to import from different corners of the world... Read
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Packaging
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
Correct coding is important for ensuring the supply chain operates efficiently and providing retailers and customers with important product information... Read
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ISSUED BY PYROTEC
As a high-volume manufacturing process, extrusion requires product marking equipment that performs optimally at high speeds in demanding environments... Read
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Research
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The winners of the 2019/2020 Ask Afrika Kasi Star Brands survey have been announced. Kiwi shoe polish came first this year for the second year running, followed by Sunlight dishwashing liquid, Dettol liquid antiseptic... Read
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Retail Marketing
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Shopping centre owners, mall marketing departments and agencies are invited to enter the South African Council of Shopping Centres' 2019 Footprint Marketing Awards... Read
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MAROEFAH SMITH
Denimwear brand Levi's has approached some of the country's leading influencers to help increase voter awareness and turnout amongst young people... Read
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Retailers
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The Shoprite Group created 409 new jobs with the opening of 16 new stores across five provinces in South Africa during the second half of April 2019... Read
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YASEMIN KOR
The proposed merger of supermarkets Sainsbury's and Asda is now off the table as the regulator has ruled against it, saying it would lead to higher prices for consumers... Read
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ISSUED BY SAMSONITE
Samsonite customers living in Pretoria can now enjoy the same quality service as the other Samsonite branches in Sandton and Cape Town... Read
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AUBREY HRUBY
Entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in Africa's unemployment crisis. Today over a third of the continent's young workforce (those aged 15-35) are unemployed... Read
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Inoba Siwundla, brand manager at Burger King South Africa, in this week's #BehindTheSelfie IRL CEO Mike Hanrahan on the power of AI in retail Thando Hopa on the beauty revolution How Noonoouri's become high fashion's virtual darling |
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